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The Spanish word for back is
espalda





back

Gender

The gender of espalda is feminine. E.g. la espalda.

Plural

The plural of espalda is espaldas.

Spanish Definition


back
     1. n. Espalda.
     2. n. Lomo.
     3. n. Parte trasera.
     4. n. Defensa, zaga.
     5. adj. Trasero.
     6. adv. De vuelta.
     7. adv. Atrás.
     8. adv. Hacia atrás, para atrás.
     9. Ir hacia atrás.
     10. Mover hacia atrás.
     11. Apoyar.
     12. Apostar a.



Translations for back and their definitions

respaldar
     1. v. to support
     2. v. to underpin


espalda
     1. n-f. (anatomy) back
     2. n-f. (swimming) backstroke


parte de atrás
     1. back (of a car etc.)


hacia atrás
     1. adv. backwards


revés
     1. n-m. back, reverse side
     2. n-m. setback
     3. n-m. wrong side
     4. n-m. (tennis) backhand


sostener
     1. v. to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpin (physically)
     2. v. to sustain, to support, to keep (i.e. to give continuity to)
     3. v. to support, to uphold, to hold, to sustain, to contend, to maintain, to argue, to claim, to underpin, to defend


dorso
     1. n-m. (anatomy) back
     2. n-m. (Mexico) backstroke


fondo
     1. n-m. bottom
     2. n-m. back
           al fondo - at the back
     3. n-m. fund, funding
     4. n-m. ground (bottom of a body of water)
     5. n-m. ground, basis, foundation
     6. n-m. opposite side or extreme (of a house, store, room, corridor, street, field, tubing, piping, etc.), respect to the talker, entrance or beginning
     7. n-m. dip (exercise)


de vuelta
     1. adv. back, returned
           Llámame cuando estés de vuelta - Call me when you're back.


envés
     1. n-m. back (the reverse side of a leaf, fabric etc.)


reverso
     1. n-m. back, back side, reverse


atrás
     1. adv. behind
     2. adv. back in time, ago
           miles de años atrás - thousands of years ago
     3. interj. get back, back off, back away


lomo
     1. n-m. (anatomy) back (the rear of body)
     2. n-m. (anatomy) lower back, lumbar
     3. n-m. loin, tenderloin (any of several cuts of meat)
     4. n-m. fillet (of fish) (a strip or compact piece of meat)
     5. n-m. (in the plural) rib (cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones)
     6. n-m. spine (the narrow, bound edge of a book)
     7. n-m. crease (of a hide, fabric, etc)
     8. n-m. blunt edge (of a blade)
     9. n-m. (Latin America, colloquial) flesh
     10. n-m. (Argentina, very colloquial) (usually with verb tener) an extraordinarily magnificent or ideal human body (either masculine or feminine)


anterior
     1. adj. anterior (in time), previous, earlier, former, past
     2. adj. anterior (in space)


respaldo
     1. n-m. support
     2. n-m. (computing) backup
     3. n-m. backrest of a chair
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of respaldar



defensa
     1. n-f. defense
     2. n-f. retaining wall
     3. n-f. (automotive) bumper
     4. n-m. (sports) back


apartado
     1. adj. remote, isolated
     2. adj. different
     3. adj. (El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) shy, unsociable
     4. n-m. backroom
     5. n-m. booth
     6. n-m. pigeon hole
     7. n-m. paragraph, section
     8. n-m. postbox
     9. Participle. past participle of apartar


trasero
     1. adj. back, back-side, rear-side, posterior
           al asiento trasero - in the back seat
     2. n-m. (euphemism, anatomy) behind, butt, rear-end, posterior
           No patino bien, siempre me caigo de trasero. - I can't skate well; I always fall on my backside.


arrinconado
     1. Participle. past participle of arrinconar


viejo ©
     1. adj. old (having existed for a long time)
     2. adj. old (having lived for many years)
           Mi abuelo es viejo. - My grandfather is old.
     3. adj. (before the noun) old (former, previous)
     4. adj. stale (no longer novel or interesting)
     5. n-m. an old person
     6. n-m. (slang) old man (one's father)
     7. n-m. (Mexico) a certain guy or man, especially adult or almost
           Me gusta el viejo de bigote. - I like the guy with moustache.
           Los tacos más ricos son los del viejo de camisa negra. - The most delicious tacos are those sold by the guy with black shirt.
           No quiero viejos groseros en mi fiesta. - I do not want impolite, discourteous men in my party.
     8. n-m. (Mexico) sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name)
           Ya regresé, viejo. - I'm back, dear.
     9. n-m. (Mexico) a male sexual companion or partner, occasional or stable; husband


espaldar
     1. adj. back, posterior
     2. n-m. back (of the body)
     3. n-m. shell of a turtle


extremo
     1. adj. extreme, dire
     2. n-m. end, extreme
     3. n-m. (football) winger (an offensive player who plays on either side of the center)
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of extremar


distante
     1. adj. distant (space or time)
     2. adj. detached, aloof, standoffish


atrasado
     1. adj. belated, tardy, delayed
     2. adj. backward (lagging behind in customs and technology)
     3. Participle. past participle of atrasar


cabo
     1. n-m. end, edge, extremity (furthest or terminal point of something)
     2. n-m. end, finish, conclusion (terminal point of something in time)
     3. n-m. stub, butt, stump (something blunted, stunted, burnt to a stub, or cut short)
     4. n-m. (nautical) cable, rope (strong rope or chain, especially used to moor or anchor a ship)
     5. n-m. (landforms) cape, headland (piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake)
     6. n-m. (military ranks) corporal (non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4)
     7. n-m. (police) sergeant (highest rank of noncommissioned officer)
     8. n-m. (in the plural) accessories, knick-knacks, odds and ends (small trinket of minor value)


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